The tree tenure factor in agroforestry with particular reference to Africa

✍ Scribed by Louise Fortman

• Book ID: 104641445
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1985
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 711 KB
• Volume: 2
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0167-4366
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00147036

✦ Synopsis

Rights over trees are often distinct from rights over land. Tree tenure consists of a bundle of rights over trees and their produce which may be held by different people at different times. These rights include the right to own or inherit trees, the right to plant trees~ the right to use trees and tree products, the right to dispose of trees and the right to exclude others from the use of trees and tree products. Factors affecting who had what rights include the nature of the tree, the nature of the use and the nature of the person or group. Landowners and tree plants tend to be relatively advantaged in terms of their rights to trees. Those with temporary claims to the land and, in some case, women, tend to be disadvantaged. The implications of tree tenure issues for the design of agroforestry projects are discussed.